The 451 Research Take: NAI has made strong commitments to the evolution of its AutoMate platform. It continues to be enhanced with capabilities that make it easier to automate the various tasks and activities required of IT professionals to deploy systems and execute business processes. In all respects, NAI seems happy to be a lifestyle company, averting investment suitors and growing organically at its own pace.

Happy holidays to all of our friends, family and customers! 2013 looks to be another successful year for Network Automation, and we wanted to take a look back at this year's big moments. None of it could have been done without your help and support.

Virtualization technologies came in at the right time to fill a demand most companies were facing: pressure to manage and mine data while faced with IT budgets that were remaining flat. And for this, virtualization enabled organizations to increase availability while holding down costs. Below, Alyssa Wood of Search Virtual Desktop tackles some of the biggest head-scratchers facing virtual desktop infrastructure admins to help you get things straight.

Omar Castillon has been with Network Automation for 3 years, 7 months and 19 days, working hard as one of our Software Quality Assurance Testers. With the release of AutoMate 10 Beta last month, we thought it would be a good time to check in with our QA pro.

You might have talked with Donna as she trained you on AutoMate as an automated solutions engineer, or helped you solve a problem as a technical support representative. Now you have a chance to catch up with our ASE Superstar.

Aldergrove Financial Group, with 20,000 members throughout Frazier Valley, British Columbia, chose AutoMate to solve one problem within its loan origination process. The company soon found out, however, that AutoMate could be used for much, much more.